Wednesday Night Rides
@wednightrides
Wednesday Night Rides is a bi-weekly social bike ride in Philadelphia, PA USA. Join us! Learn more & sign up for email at wednightrides.org
E-bikers: familiarize yourself w/ the law & use your judgment. Start: Jefferson Sq Park (3rd & Washington) Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: DOOM, 421 N 7th St Length: 9.4 miles, some hills (route link elevation is wrong, bridge=6% grade) Difficulty: Adventurous (crossing state lines, bridge climb)
Last night's ride was a thing of beauty. A crowd of least 100 cyclists cruising the city checking out sweet new bike lanes. And we had our second tall bike join the ride!
If you like Wednesday Night Rides, try Philly Bike Train. It's kind of like WNR but for commuters or anyone who wants to start their morning with a social ride. Five fixed routes converging on City Hall for free coffee & chitchat www.phillybiketrain.org
START: Boathouse at FDR Park 7pm meetup, 7:10 roll END: Second District Brewing, 1939 S Bancroft St LENGTH: 8.6 miles, flat (+74/-74ft) DIFFICULTY: Easy ridewithgps.com/routes/55777... www.komoot.com/tour/3023302... www.instagram.com/wednesdaynig...
Thanks to @citycastphilly.bsky.social for including us in their bike month roundup of social rides! link.citycast.fm/view/65ba735...
Ride Details Start: Southwest corner of Dilworth Park Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: Parks on Tap at Matthias Baldwin Park Length: 9 miles, flat Difficulty: Standard wednightrides.org/posts/2026/0... www.instagram.com/wednesdaynig... ridewithgps.com/routes/54999... www.komoot.com/tour/2938251...
Last night, about three dozen remarkably water-resistant Philadelphians showed up to roll through the rain past ancient temples of journalism to the Pen & Pencil club, where we ate, drank & admired the archival newsprint. Thanks to Jordan T & Grid magazine for this wild ride!
Apr 29 // The Paper Route Start: Seger Park (Lombard St btw 10th & 11th, by the ping pong table) Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: Pen & Pencil Club, 1522 Latimer St Length: 7 miles, flat Difficulty: Easy www.instagram.com/wednesdaynig... ridewithgps.com/routes/54682... www.komoot.com/tour/2903674...
Last night was amazing. 150-200 riders, Rep Krajewski & @councilmemberjg.bsky.social, a brass band, DJ-on-wheels Ivan Bassnikov, plus miles of protected bike lanes and an afterparty at Clarkville. Thank you ride leader Hanna, coordinator Jo, and our valiant & dedicated marshals!
A few photos (by Steve Weinik) of Jo & @zajic.com at the Join Philly Philadelphia Activities Fair last weekend at the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Over *2,000* people came through. Incredible untapped demand for clubs and connection. Amazing, inspiring event.
Apr 15 // West Philly Protected Lanes Start: Clark Park, 45th & Kingsessing Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10 End: Clarkville, 43rd & Baltimore Length: 7.4 miles, flat (+159,-159 ft) Difficulty: Easy ridewithgps.com/routes/54637... www.komoot.com/tour/2883737... wednightrides.org/posts/2026/0...
Making flyers to hand out at the Join Philly Activities Fair. This Sun Apr 12, 11-3, Phila Ethical Society.
Last week we had a gorgeous cherry blossom ride led by Sinead, captured in these dreamy photos by Daniel P. Join us this spring for a ride! Next one's Wed Apr 15
Last night three dozen hardy riders showed up for a cold but joyful ride from West to South Philly. I really liked the after-party at Second District, where it felt like we had our own clubhouse in the back room.
Last ride of official winter tomorrow: Start: Clark Park (43rd & Baltimore) Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10pm End: Second District Brewing, 1939 S. Bancroft St. Length: 6.2 miles, flat (+135ft / -167ft) Difficulty: Standard ridewithgps.com/trips/371076... www.komoot.com/tour/2830760...
Getting featured in the Billy Penn newsletter - it's a dream come true! Still feeling all the good feels from our collab with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Now with artwork! We'll be tabling at Join Philly's Activity Fair on Sat Apr 12, 2026, 11a-3p at the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Stop by to say hi and find a new hobby www.joinphilly.com/events/2026-...
And here are a few photos (by Daniel P) of @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @zajic.com addressing the crowd at the start. More instructions than usual for this one! A few riders told me it was the first time in memory that they'd thrown things while riding
60 riders showed up on a damp, cool March night to scatter native plant seeds across our city. I can't wait to see flowers along our route this summer. Thanks to @sarahmackattack.bsky.social for leading this amazing native plants project and for the seed bombs! And to our volunteers and riders
We'll be scattering seeds on our ride thru Riverwards & North Philly, ending @ The Monkey Club, featuring native plants pint glasses designed by local artists START: Penn Treaty Park, by river 7pm meetup, 7:10 roll END: Monkey Club, 2101 E York St 7 miles, flat (+100/-100ft) DIFFICULTY: Easier
Feast your eyes upon the native plant seed bombs. Imagine yourself tossing these on to cold, damp earth where they will sleep, and then grow
Last night? LOVE-ly. 50 or so of us spelled LOVE across South Philly, stopping at the Keith Haring mural on the way to Solar Myth for drinks & tomato pie. Thanks Alexa + friends!
Love to see Philly Bike Train featured in the @billy-penn.bsky.social newsletter. This month they're doing a mutual aid ride to community fridges. Do attend! Friday night, 8p, Art Museum steps. www.instagram.com/p/DU1WJ6AidGU/
We're riding tonight! Come write LOVE across South Philly with us. Details at this link: share.sender.net/campaigns/eN...
Among many things, Alex Pretti was a cyclist. His bike shop Angry Catfish in Minneapolis organized a memorial ride for him, and it's gone nationwide. This Saturday, the Damp Roads folks + a few local shops are organizing the Philly version. Let's show up for Alex. www.instagram.com/p/DUDaFwUjpfQ/
Love to see WNR featured in Dan Powers' roundup of his epic bike goals for 2025. Dan's ride was a highlight of the year. LOL at "WNR is managed extremely professionally," tho 😂 Shout out to our 100% volunteer crew who makes these rides happen! www.thetrellisphilly.com/2025-ride-go...
And here's the group at the start (at the 38th & Spruce Wawa) and Drexel Park, where we stopped for a photo
Unearthed footage of the first Tour de Wawa, four years ago today on Jan 12 2022. I love this video